Birth7 Oct 1732, Goochland County, Virginia153
Census4 Aug 1800, Jefferson County, Kentucky Age: 67
Will Dated14 Oct 1801 Age: 69
Death17 Oct 1801, Jefferson County, Kentucky154 Age: 69
Will Probate20 Oct 1801, Jefferson County, Kentucky Age: 69
Burial1 Apr 1889, Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky155,156
Known asPatty
Spouses
Birth25 Dec 1730, Goochland County, Virginia7,34,146
Death24 Dec 1790, Jefferson County, Kentucky147 Age: 59
Burial1 Apr 1889, Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky148,149
Marriage21 Jul 1751, Goochland County, Virginia157,158,159
ChildrenMartha , F (1752-1786)
David Wood , M (1753-1795)
Elizabeth , F (~1755-1784)
William , M (1756-1814)
Mildred , F (1757-1782)
Thomas , M (1759-)
Valentine Wood , M (1761-1832)
Sarah (Twin), F (1764-~1814)
James (Twin), M (1764-)
Anne , F (1767-1820)
Headstone notes for Martha Cox Wood
Monument Inscription
Martha
Wife of Wm Meriwether
Born 1735
Died Oct. 12, 1800
Marriage/Wedding notes for William & Martha Cox (Family)
WOOD–MERIWETHER
William and Patty married in July, 1751, in Goochland County, witnessed by H. Wood; the surety bondsman was Valentine Wood. Virginia record transcripts show the marriage as occurring on 1 July, but other sources claim 21 July.
Notes for William & Martha Cox (Family)
William and Martha also raised
Sarah “Sally” Harding, who was Martha’s first cousin, after Sallys’s mother died while Sally was an infant. Sally married Thomas Pollard and several of her descendants married into the Meriwether family.